The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-26
Arrest at Pagny-sur-Mo-
Selle Of M. Schnaebels
Making a Stir.
thC Bcrlincr>' Discussions al the
Episode Di>turbs The tenor
Of the BCCr Gardens.
German Army Oillccrs Granted
burroughs ana Find Their
Leaves KcsCindCd.

THE TONE OF THE rKFss.


BlHLIN, April 25.-lhc tone of the
press, in commenting Oh the arrest at
Fagny Moscllo of Commissary
Schnacbcls, and fresh rumors which
make it appear certain that he was ar
rested by the German police IN
gross
VIOLATION OF INrERNATIoNAL LAW,
causes many expressions of deep
concern among important pcrsonages
in this city. The Berlin opinion was
unanimous that il the arrest had been
intended to provoke war, then Bis
marck's hand had lost its cunning
since 1870. An able politician re
marked Saturday night that Prince
Bismarck had showed more than MS
Old cunning, recently, III
DEALING WITH THE CATHOLICS,
and therefore no war, aud taking oil
these assurances, which were rife on
every street, hot from the centers, the
Berliners, all Saturday night and yes.
terday. continued their
uNINTERRU PIED BEEK-pRINKING
with the serene conviction that when
the war really comes the French will
provoke it, but the Germans will he
prepared for il. Ii was said here Sat
urday that II Germany wished to pro-
woke q war she would not place her.
self SO manifestly in the wrong at
first; aud again, that the Boursc would
have showed violent panic if war
was expected or being led up by the
Germans. IL Is now said that German
officers visiting France
ARE LEAVING HURRIEDLY,
ana il Is also said that leaves of abs
scuCc accompanied by PERMISSION to
visit foreign lands, granted last week,
have been hurriedly revoked.
THE BERLIN NEWSPAPERS.
BERLIN, April % The french
government has sent to Berlin dOcu-
ments relating 10 the NJ. Schnaebcls
affair, including Commissary Gautch's
two letters inviting Schnacbels to
meet him.
THE NORTH GERMAN GAZETTE
SAYS that Schuaebrls tried to escape
back to the French territory when
seized by the German agents, but
that he was OvCrtuken before he
could cross the frontier line,
TIE MoNTAG's BLArr
declares that Schnacbcls had six sub.
ordinate agents who were acting AZ
spies for Gen. Boulanger, the French
war minister. Onc OF these agents --
the Montags Blatt adds-is n man
named kuhu, who was dismissed by
Schnaebels and subsequently entered
the German service. He made rev
alation which led to the arrest OF
other agents and much evidence was
collected thereby against Schnaobels
who was notified some weeks ago
that warrant had been issued tor his
arrest ana would be executed if he
crossed the frontier. Schnacbcls WAS
visited IN prison at Metz yesterday
by his wife and son. They were al.
lowed to converse through the bars in
German for Twenty-Five minutes.
They were stopped by the warden
when they began to
TALK or THE AKKLSE
Tho authorities handed to the wife
the articles found in NJ. Schnacbcls
possession. II Is reported in some
quarters that II was with the object
of seoirg his pocket-book aud other
papers containing memoranda useful
to Germahy that the arrest OF
SChnacbels wAs ordered.
m WAS THE LEIrSGC COURT.
PARIS, April 25.-lt is stated that
Herr Won Lcydon, the German
Charge d Ailaires has informed NJ.
Flourcns, minister Cf Foreign At
fairs, that Prince Bismarck regretted
that the Leipsic court ordered the ar
rest of Nj. Schnacbcls without con
sulting the Chancellor As for the OF
tcnse alleged by France against the
German government, and as to the
guilt Of NJ. Schuaebes against Leip-
sic, Prince Bismarck reserves his
opinion
MORE or N.
PARIS, April 25,--ln the office OF
Commissary Schnacbels there has
been found letter from Commssary
Gautch, addressed TO NJ Schnaebes,
the writing dated last Thursday. 1t
begins:
MY dear cir aud colleague have
communication to make to you
which concerns neither the French
nor German governments, but to
make II wo must be alone and II you
consent, think we eau each profit.
Come down to the frontier pole to
talk there"
Schnsebels is knight of tho lie
gion of Honor. He refused high
German Office in 1876 and was imme-
dlately' expelled from Germauy